abẹ
See also: abe, Abe, ABE, abe', abeʼ, abé, abë, åbe, a-be, Abé, and abe-
Igala
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Ábẹ
Etymology
Cognate with Yoruba abẹ (“blade”), proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruboid *á-bɛ, a- (“agent prefix”) + bẹ (“to cut in small pieces”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /á.bɛ̄/
Noun
ábẹ
- pocketknife, penknife
Derived terms
- ábẹ-àfù (“razor blade”)
References
- John Idakwoji (February 12, 2015) An Ígálá-English Lexicon, Partridge Publishing Singapore, →ISBN
Yoruba
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ā.bɛ́/
Noun
abẹ́
- under
- (euphemistic) vagina
- Synonyms: òbò, ojú-ara
Derived terms
- abẹ́lé
- abẹ́lẹ̀
- Abẹ́òkúta
- ìdábẹ́
- lábẹ́
- ọmọ abẹ́
- sábẹ́
Etymology 2
Cognate with Igala ábẹ (“pocketknife”), Doublet of ọ̀bẹ, proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruboid *á-bɛ, equivalent to a- (“agent prefix”) + bẹ (“to cut”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ā.bɛ̄/
Noun
abẹ
- blade
- Synonym: ọ̀bẹ
- scalpel
Derived terms
- iṣẹ́ abẹ (“surgery”)
- abẹ fẹ́lẹ́